Early Wednesday, Sept. 14, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas decided crucially not to submit his application for unilateral Palestinian state recognition to the UN Security Council in response to a massive US campaign, backed by Saudi Arabia, Europe and Egypt. DEBKAfile reports: Middle East Quartet Envoy Tony Blair will now submit a new blueprint for reviving talks with Israel to the Palestinian leader and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu expects demands for concessions extreme enough to tempt the Palestinians.